Stories indexed under: College of Engineering

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  • Photo of Dumesic Engineer James Dumesic named to ‘Scientific American 50’ Dec. 17, 2007 James Dumesic, Chemical and Biological Engineering Steenbock Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received a 2007 Scientific American "SciAm 50" award for his innovative alternative fuels research.
  • Friends, colleagues remember the late Denice Denton July 25, 2007 When Denice Denton arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the winter of 1987, she was the lone female faculty member in the College of Engineering. Nine years later, she left the university an internationally recognized researcher, teacher, mentor and, above all, champion of the underdog and on her way to becoming the first female engineering dean at a major research university.
  • Engineers develop higher-energy liquid-transportation fuel from sugar June 20, 2007 Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and combine it with water molecules and sunshine to make carbohydrate or sugar. Variations on this process provide fuel for all of life on Earth.
  • Semi-trailer Midwest transportation coalition addresses regional freight challenges June 5, 2007 Ten Midwest state departments of transportation have formed a coalition enabling them to tackle issues related to freight transportation.
  • Student race car design team takes first place May 23, 2007 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Formula SAE Racing student vehicle team took first place at the international competition in Detroit.
  • Satellite image of Lake Mendota Resident bacteria may help clean phosphorous from lakes May 2, 2007 UW-Madison engineer Katherine McMahon is integrating her expertise in wastewater engineering and in biological systems to study the bacterial community in different eutrophied lakes — two in Madison and one in China — to learn more about how those bacteria affect phosphorus cycling in the lakes.
  • Team seeks to add advanced microlenses to technology April 25, 2007 Most of us peer through lenses every day, but the “microlenses” devised by engineering professors Hongrui Jiang and Dave Beebe aren’t nearly so ordinary. Made of liquid and designed to be self-adjusting, these tiny lenses are a breed apart from their counterparts in eyeglasses and cameras.
  • UW-Madison stellerator a step forward in plasma research March 9, 2007 A project by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has come one step closer to making fusion energy possible.
  • UW-Madison engineer to head DOE fusion energy office March 1, 2007 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has named a University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering professor to lead its Office of Fusion Energy Science, located within the DOE Office of Science.
  • Jay Martin: Harnessing technology to help the disabled March 1, 2007 Like most people, mechanical engineering professor Jay Martin never really understood the challenges of living with a severe physical disability until his teenaged son, Liam, was paralyzed in a diving accident.
  • Hidden gems: New composites are stiffer than diamond Feb. 14, 2007 Using a unique combination of barium titanate and tin, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have made the first known material that's stiffer than diamond.